Ivory Tusk Carving

Original Title

Large Ivory Tusk Carving

Devised Title

Ivory Tusk Carving

Date

Unknown

Creator

Democratic Republic of Congo

Contributor

Don Hill

Description

The Ivory Tusk Sculpture is a masterful work of craftsmanship, painstakingly sculpted to capture the essence of the food chain—a fundamental aspect of ecological dynamics and donated by Dr. Don Hill, a former FAMU professor of mathematics.

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Location

Tallahasee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Ivory

Additional Techniques

Sculpting

Measurements

L:66cm x W:7cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

AR_0011_03_0001

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0034

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Collection

Donald Hill Collection

Language

English